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Information on tumors of the parotid gland or salivary gland presented by a parotidectomy patient. ... I am running a "Post-Op Survey" which has been completed by over 50 people who have had Parotid Gland Surgery. It asks questions about their surgery experience. View Poll...
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Go here to read letters from 1000 other people with parotid gland tumors. ... an update describing the status of my complication 3 months after the surgery. ...
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www.patientsforum.com/MyHistory2.htm
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Parotidectomy is the removal of the parotid gland, the largest salivary gland. The paratoid is usually removed because of a tumor, a chronic infection, or a blocked saliva gland. Most parotid gland tumors are not cancerous. ... Sublingual gland surgery...
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If a mass has developed within the salivary gland, removal of the mass may be recommended. Most masses in the parotid gland area are benign (noncancerous). When surgery is necessary, great care must be taken to avoid damage to the facial nerve within this gland that moves the muscles face including the mouth and eye.
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www.entnet.org/HealthInformation/salivaryGlands.cfm
www.entnet.org/HealthInformation/salivaryGlands.cfm
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If a mass has developed within the salivary gland, removal of the mass may be required. Most masses in the parotid gland area are benign. When surgery is necessary, great care must be taken to avoid damage to the facial nerve which lies within this gland.
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www.entassociates.com/salivary_glands.htm
www.entassociates.com/salivary_glands.htm
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Dr Kevin Soh describes how to minimise injury to the facial nerve during parotid gland surgery using a nerve integrity monitor. ...
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHW9LmbCKOg
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Causes of salivary gland problems include infections, obstruction or cancer. Problems can also be due to other disorders, such as mumps or Sjogren's syndrome. ... Salivary Glands(American Academy of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery) ... ClinicalTrials.gov: Parotid Diseases (National Institutes of Health)
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www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/salivaryglanddisorders.html
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/salivaryglanddisorders.html
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General Surgery ... One hundred eight patients underwent primary parotid gland resections at Stanford University Medical Center between 1977 and 1980. Sixty-nine percent of the patients received intraoperative frozen-section diagnosis.
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www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/6830515
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Although several reports in the literature have documented the surgical technique, and the oncological outcome achieved with parotidectomy, only a few articles have described the complications of parotid gland surgery and their management. ... Several complications have been reported in parotid surgery. We re-classified...
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www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/16450773
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